March 11, 2019: RE Sources, Port of Bellingham host beach cleanup for World Water DayFriday, March 22: Volunteers will pick up trash near Squalicum Beach on international holiday, raising awareness about plastic pollution and inequality in access to clean water.BELLINGHAM, Wash. — In celebration ...
Posted Apr 8, 2019, 12:36 PM by Simon Bakke
County Council Moves to Protect Cherry Point: What's next? By Eddy Ury, Clean Energy Program Manager. Originally published in Whatcom Watch, February 2019. Over the last decade, communities across the Pacific Northwest have risen up against a series of ...
Posted Apr 9, 2019, 10:33 AM by Simon Bakke
Washington Goes Solar! A Year of Local Leadership in Clean Energy2018 was a big year for clean energy in Whatcom County and Bellingham, despite the federal government allying itself firmly with fossil fuel interests. The City of Bellingham became the ...
Posted Dec 17, 2018, 6:15 PM by Simon Bakke
Announcing RE Sources' new Executive Director!From RE Sources Board president, Charlie Maliszewski Great news! The board of directors has hired an Executive Director who will lead the organization into what promises to be an exciting ...
Posted Nov 16, 2018, 2:05 PM by Simon Bakke
Yes on I-1631: An inclusive approach to building healthier communitiesBy Andy Nicholas, Associate Director of Fiscal Policy at the Washington State Budget & Policy Center.This post is republished with permission from their blog.Washingtonians must take bold action to ...
Posted Aug 21, 2018, 10:31 AM by Simon Bakke
VIDEO: 1st grade water conservation tips from Green ClassroomsCute and conscientious! Watch these first grade classrooms at Columbia Elementary School in Bellingham act out some easy tips to save water at home.
Posted Mar 6, 2019, 9:01 AM by Simon Bakke
Students research how our watershed is connected to orca survivalby Natalie Lord, Young Water Stewards Education SpecialistTracing orca population decline down the food chainLooking through the lens of a pressing issue in our region, students in the ...
Posted Jan 3, 2019, 5:42 PM by Simon Bakke
How we can keep drinking water in Lake Whatcom safe and clean By Karlee Deatherage, Clean Water Policy AnalystOur drinking water is at a tipping point. The drinking water source for over 100,000 Whatcom County residents, Lake Whatcom, faces an ...
Posted Apr 16, 2019, 12:59 PM by Simon Bakke
Orca Survival: Status Quo No Longer an Option By Eleanor Hines, North Sound Baykeeper. Originally published in Whatcom Watch, April 2019. Photos by Joan Poor.Imagine you shop at the only grocery store in town, the place you ...
Posted Apr 9, 2019, 10:52 AM by Simon Bakke
